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Last Stop
Developer Variable State
Last Stop is a supernatural adventure video game developed by Variable State and published by Annapurna Interactive for Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S. From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
171 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon) · newest Oct 21, 2026 · last updated Oct 22, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
72
Fresh
102 positive · 39 negative
95% range 64–79%
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| Steam reviews | 102 | 39 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 3 | 0 | 21 |
| Mastodon * | 1 | 0 | 5 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Mostly Positive
115 of 155 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
73% recommend · 104 yes, 39 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 143 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Mostly Positive (292 of 371 positive).
Players praise the story and voice acting but criticize the lack of meaningful choices. [1][2][3] Some find the gameplay minimal, with walking and quick-time events that feel pointless. [1][3][4] A few reviewers note the game is more an interactive movie than a traditional game. [5][6][7]
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This game has a lot of potential but failed in its overall execution as a video game. While this unsettling sci fi story may be decent, the gameplay elements were just plain disappointing. And this is coming from a person who usually enjoys these type of story based walking sim type of games. Reasons for this --> 1. None of our choices even matter. One can escape running trains, play the piano without even pressing …
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This is a drama about characters in London, featuring some supernatural elements. It feels like an interactive movie, kind of the same genre as life is strange or heavy rain but with less player choice. The story is mostly enjoyable, especially towards the end. The gameplay is pretty minimal, consisting mostly of walking, quick time events, and choosing dialogue. However, nothing you do in the gameplay really has …
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Last Stop, while having an enjoyable premise, fails in its overall gameplay execution. 65/100 PROS: Excellent voice acting that brings life to each character Enjoyable soundtrack and score that helps add to the atmosphere A decent slice of life meets sci-fi story CONS: Lack of meaningful choices Too many quick-time events that don't mean anything Read my full review here: …
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READ THIS BEFORE PURCHASING THE GAME I was close to giving this game a thumbs-down. The problem is the word "game". It's really not a game; it's a click-through story. There's a lot of dialogue options and decisions as you progress, but these don't appear to have any effect on the trajectory of the story until the very end when the last few choices will give you different endings. You only need to play the end twice …
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*Note - My 'time played' counter doesn't accurately reflect my time with the game as I completed it on console before buying it on Steam* Honestly, when Telltale Games went belly up a few years back I thought we'd never see video games of this kind ever again. If i had to describe Last Stop to a friend i'd say it feels like a Telltale Game if the graphics and audio were very polished. But it doesn't just stop there, …
Summarised from 34 of the 173 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 13, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
Players who liked Last Stop talk about excellent voice acting brings characters to life; those who didn't talk about choices have little to no impact on the story. Which matters more to you?
Critics, per Wikipedia
Last Stop received "mixed or average" reviews, according to review aggregator Metacritic.
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
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neutral · AI labelView post →This is a drama about characters in London, featuring some supernatural elements. It feels like an interactive movie, kind of the same genre as life is strange or heavy rain but with less player choice. The story is mostly enjoyable, especially towards the end. The gameplay is pretty minimal, consisting mostly of walking, quick time events, and choosing dialogue. However, nothing you do in the gameplay really has much impact. The game took me about 5 hours to play through and has little replay…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game has a lot of potential but failed in its overall execution as a video game. While this unsettling sci fi story may be decent, the gameplay elements were just plain disappointing. And this is coming from a person who usually enjoys these type of story based walking sim type of games. Reasons for this --> 1. None of our choices even matter. One can escape running trains, play the piano without even pressing a single key. Majority of the dialogues express the same sentiment & always…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I read the reviews first, I knew the interactions would be largely unimportant. What I didn't believe (although many have noted) was that they'd actively hamper the experience. Unfortunately, it's true. It's abundantly clear that none of the choices in this game are meaningful (except for the final ones), none of the action sequences have stakes, and many dialogue 'options' are clearly just 3 buttons for the same line. I want to honor the effort clearly put in here, but the simple fact is this…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A really nice interactive movie where you frequently choose what to say with simple QTE's and minigames dispersed here and there. As you can probably tell the visuals are only a little more detailed than the Sims, the amount of walking around you do during some dialogue scenes is minimal and linear, and even the pedestrians on the street and bus don't even have faces, though it still serves the story in an engaging way. You take turns between 3 protagonists who live and work in close proximity,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It was really hard for me to figure out how I felt about this game...at first. After finishing it...I can safely say that 2 of the 3 stories are absolutely awful. One has a character that's suuuper not likable and morally bankrupt, the other makes me realize I'm getting old as I'm aggravated these kids are idiots, and this game tries to tie everything together, but by the end of it leaves you asking "...but why?" (side note, this lengthy review will be spoiler free) The long rant on the writing…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I can't recommend this game because it's not even really a game. It's basically three movies that eventually intertwine. You do have dialogue choices, but none of it impacts anything, and the options often say the same thing anyway. For example "Come on!" / "Tell me!" / "I wanna know!" Why go to all the trouble of having the player make decisions if there's no net change to the story? What's also strange is that sometimes you'll pick an option and the character says something completely…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Remembered that Variable State, devs of Virginia and Last Stop, are working on Deepest Fear, a metroidvania horror game. Hope to hear more about it soon.
neutral · AI labelView post →READ THIS BEFORE PURCHASING THE GAME I was close to giving this game a thumbs-down. The problem is the word "game". It's really not a game; it's a click-through story. There's a lot of dialogue options and decisions as you progress, but these don't appear to have any effect on the trajectory of the story until the very end when the last few choices will give you different endings. You only need to play the end twice to see all the outcomes. There are pointless tasks like using the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Whilst Last Stop has it's moments, the game is quite disappointing for something that carries the Annapurna Interactive name. The game is quite inspired by the likes of Heavy Rain & Beyond: Two Souls as well as the former Telltale Games. But its interactively bankrupt as far as I can tell with quick-time events that barely make up for the lack of any real gameplay. And whilst you can make dialogue decisions - hardly any of them impact the narrative in any meaningful way. This is a linear story…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Boy, what a weird game. The Last Stop is a Tell Tale-alike containing about 18 short 'episodes' (10-15 minutes length?) of marginally interactive British urban fantasy with good characterisation, economical but effective visuals, solid sound design and some great acting. The developer, Variable State, is a company formed from ex-Rockstar and DeepMind employees who had a critical hit with Virginia - a more graphically polished implementation of the first person jump-cut technique seen in…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is some sort of boring walking simulator from the perspective of gameplay. You walk, and walk, and walk... The story is also boring in the most of it and starts to become interesting only near the end of the game (starting from 6 chapter). The whole game you're speaking and making some irrelevant stuff with minor characters. Characters has flat, poor motivation (so called "stranger" especially). The developers make you ask questions about the world of the game, but don't answer them.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →oh well, what can I say about last Stop Just go and play this game I've played Viginia and I don't know what changed with the Dev's but whatever it was, that was a turnaround 100%. I haven't played a Story game that got me hooked to a point that I couldn't stop playing becuase I wanted to know how it continues the way Last Stop did for a while. I did play it while streaming it to other people and all of us did overtime on that one. You'll get invested with the characters and their story…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game was such a disappointment! I think it starts out with some good storylines but just an incredible amount of it simply goes nowhere. The lack of interaction/meaningful choices would've been a non-issue if there was a strong story to back this up but there simply isn't, so it's both a boring play and a frustrating story.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It is divided into two categories: games that advance the narrative flow through the choices of the player, often referred to as emphasizing freedom, and another type of game that follows a linear development similar to traditional movie narratives, where the player's choices do not significantly influence the progression of the main storyline. Between the two, I believe there exists only a difference in preferences, and there is never an absolute superiority of one over the other. This game…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really wanted to like this game - I did. The story was interesting and the way all three storylines of the three different characters weaved together was done well. But I cannot stand the fact that this game was a wasted potential of choices matter/choose your adventure. Literally no choice made throughout the game was significant until the final chapter, end of the game. Even then, dialogue options are practically the same except with the wording tweaked and makes no difference to the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →First things first. This isn't a game, well not really. I would describe the experience as more of an interactive movie, the so called "choices" mean exactly nothing and have no impact on the game at all. If anything the gameplay is annoying and often feels like its getting in the way of the story. I would honestly rather sat back and enjoyed the story as a mini series or a film rather than a game. Pros: The story is for the most part good, the Paper Dolls story line is 100% the best as you…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really enjoyed it. Didn't start off that strong but got much better towards the end.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →🚂 THE LAST STOP is boarding... A psychological game about memory, fate, and fractured timelines. Prototype & demo in the works... hop in early! 🚂 Into surreal stories & distant worlds? 🛤️ discord.gg/qgxrkkehYS 🌐 tls-thelaststop.carrd.co Your stop isn’t far now. #indiedev #visualnovel #TheLastStop
neutral · AI labelView post →So many great games that some do get lost. A few personal faves:- - Donut County - The Afterparty - Gunpoint - Forgotten Anne - Game Dev Tycoon - Device 6 - Superhot - Sifu - Murder Mystery Machine - Last Stop
neutral · AI labelView post →(UPDATE: Almost 6 hours and I finally finished. Everything I wrote in my review still holds true. This was a terrible story with sociopath characters, unrealistic dialogue (even accepting all the supernatural stuff as true), and a stupid Wilhelm Scream in what was supposed to be the start of the epic ending in the final chapter. That final chapter was a slog to get through, too. Characters clip through their clothing, some walking is mandatory and other walking is not. The story doesn't…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Boring. Boring dialogues, boring characters, boring and "fake" choices. The characters are completely unlikeable and their arguments feel very far-fetched. The Store page even misleading, making you believe that you'll be playing three interconnected stories, that's mostly a lie, three stories "collide" only at the end of the game- last 20 minutes out of 5 hours and before that you just play three boring stories that have no connection to each other. Also. half of the time the choices you are…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The interactive movie done ass-backwards: no meaningful choices, lots of completely meaningless interactions. The characters are either unlikable or borderline stupid. Maybe the story gets better later, but I highly doubt it.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Usually I like walking sims with good story but the gameplay in this one is close to zero. Dialog choices don't make any difference, it's completely linear story that can be watched on YouTube. Characters are well developed but the story is lame and the fixed camera is annoying. Last Stop is only 5-6 hours long, I have 8 because I decided to get all achievements after the end. Buy only on sale.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This one tries too hard to be "Life is Strange". Also, body-swap trope is the worse trope ever created. There's not much story or character development going on, the characters are actually pretty unlikable. The dialog choices say one thing, but the characters say something else completely. There's a lot of redundant walking going on. Every time there's a scene change: go for a walk. Every time there's a chat between some characters: chat during your walk. Take your father on a walk to the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Last Stop by Annapurna. 3 characters, with their respective stories. You will often see characters making cameo appearances in each other's stories, but their stories don't really intertwine with each other till the final moment. 1. 'Paper Dolls' This is what I found the most consistent, solidly written one of all three. The chemistry of two main characters is good, and with John's daughter Molly occasionally chiming in to make witty, clever remarks it is even better. But admittedly, the core…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It was interesting, but overall I found it a little unsatisfying? Also the way it swapped between cutscenes and "your character is walking and talking but you have to do the walking part" was disorienting. I enjoyed the story, but think I wanted more. I don't regret playing it, but if I were to recommend it to a friend I'd add some asterixes.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Kinda just not worth it. Fairly bland. The sort of stuff netflix is stuffed with. Basically same thing, but you need to walk from one side of the screen to the other once in a while. Three parallel stories, seven chapeters. You get conversation choices, but the game doesn't even try to pretend that your selections count for anything. You randmoly get achievements for some though, so play with a guide not to miss them. In final chapter you do get to choose from two conclusions for each story.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This looked like a game that would be similar to " The lake " but its not. I dont think the devs understand they made a movie with button timing and the dialogue options dont seem to differ despite what I actually choose. The gameplay is you walking around in what looks lie a movie cut scene with useless button sequences that pop up for the most basic things. The story seemed okay, it does have interesting things that were shown in the short span of time I was playing. If the dialogue and…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →EDIT: I had this problem with save and I still piss of bc the devs abandon this game, but I figure out a solution: the bug was bc I install the game on an other drive, not the default. So if you install it on default, you can continue the game. It's still a bug. Posted earlier: It would be a good game - I like the mood and the style - but it's an abandoned product. There is no manual- nor auto save during the gameplay. So if you cant finish the story by only one playthrough, you have to start…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →is a unique supernatural adventure from the perspective of three protagonists. It takes around 6 hours to finish. • Meena and Donna’s story keep me wondering what will happen next. ——- • John Smith story was kinda boring zzzz • The answers you choose are not really meaningful
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Last Stop, while having an enjoyable premise, fails in its overall gameplay execution. 65/100 PROS: Excellent voice acting that brings life to each character Enjoyable soundtrack and score that helps add to the atmosphere A decent slice of life meets sci-fi story CONS: Lack of meaningful choices Too many quick-time events that don't mean anything Read my full review here: https://www.nag.co.za/2021/08/05/last-stop-an-enjoyable-yet-disappointing-ride/
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →2026 Finished Game 46 - Quarantine Zone: The Last Stop (Series X) You man an evac a zombie outbreak. Clear survivors through increasingly difficult symptom checks. Difficulty has a nice even progression with new gadgets. 7 crashes slowed down the fun. 3.5/5⭐️ @polykillpodcast.bsky.social #justbeatit
positive · AI labelView post →The movie game returns as we pour one out in honor of Michael Malone. The sad end to an era so even though it’s not a nuggets game - one last cheers for my guy Moach. Avs win - Last Stop in Yuma County Avs lose - Last Night at Terrance Lanes #GoAvsGo
neutral · AI labelView post →story is all over the place, who's that black don chasing donna, not much character development on who he is, everything is all over the place, the writers got lazy at the end.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Refunded because woke I (mostly) only play games of this type (82 officially recorded to date) so I know my 'walking simulator'. There are some wonderful titles out there that tread carefully around difficult topics - it's not a problem for me. I didn't play the game for very long because i would miss the refund window. The game features plot points that are tired and wouldn't be out of place from a 'dr who' episode - in other words, it's extremely corny. But personally, I refunded it…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →*Note - My 'time played' counter doesn't accurately reflect my time with the game as I completed it on console before buying it on Steam* Honestly, when Telltale Games went belly up a few years back I thought we'd never see video games of this kind ever again. If i had to describe Last Stop to a friend i'd say it feels like a Telltale Game if the graphics and audio were very polished. But it doesn't just stop there, I've not seen voice acting and story telling this good in ages. I loved the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Excellent narrative adventure! One of my underrated gems, so yes, highly recommend.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Currently on chapter 4 of the characters stories, and hearing there are only 6 chapters and a bonus 7th chapter, I really do not want it to end! Yes, it is quite a short story game, which is why I was glad to pick it up in the sale for cheap, as I'm not sure its length warrants ts original price tag. First and foremost, the voice acting is amazing! I feel like I am playing through some great British drama that's on TV on a weekday night or something, and they really hit the nail on the head…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Feeling a lot more chill today and grateful for what I've got and what's to come. Going to spend the evening playing the game Last Stop in my pj's.
neutral · AI labelView post →I love love love indie games. Those smaller dev teams put their entire ussies into their work and it shows!!! I have so many favorites but off the top of my dome I gotta mention: The Closing Shift (honestly every Chillas Art game) Say NO! More BRAMBLE Last Stop FNF Poppy Playtime (2 and 4) Devour
neutral · AI labelView post →Each of the three stories is interesting, but I found the ending where they all kind of tie together to be abrupt and unsatisfying. If I liked the ending better this would be a recommend.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Last Stop has a solid story with interesting characters and a few nice twists along the way. The atmosphere is great, and it keeps you engaged without feeling too intense. Definitely worth a play if you enjoy laid-back narrative-driven games.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →There's a lot to enjoy if you're into this "interactive movie" genre. But, it's like they left it open for a sequel and then didn't make that sequel. It ends with many questions left unanswered, many unresolved or hastily-resolved story threads. I enjoyed playing it, yet am left dissatisfied. The cinematography, sound & music, voice acting, interactive moments, etc. were all REALLY polished. The characters' writing was pretty decent, but a few had abrupt personality shifts to fit the story. It…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I enjoyed this more than I thought I would. Particular praise goes to the 3D environment artist, everything looked spectacular within the art style of the game. It was a joy to play within them. The animations weren't the best, but perfectly serviceable. Some pacing issues, I was bored at some points and on the edge of my seat for others. It felt as though there was an illusion of choice with some dialogue, with further playing I could confirm this but I understand how difficult it would be to…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Here is my in depth review! One spoiler paragraph is marked. STORY: 8/10 I LOVED the story, but I have to say, the last chapter did bring it down a bit, which I'll go more into in the spoiler paragraph below. I was invested from the start with all the characters, they're all really interesting and mostly likeable people, even with their flaws. I love that the stories all had their own sort of feel, some lighthearted, some mystery and thriller, and some emotional moments too. I was…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Lovable characters and really nice story that keeps you engaged. <3 Except Meena. That nasty thot.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The good - The voice acting is great - the separate stories are interesting - the "still image design" of the characters are good and expressive enough. The bad - i had a game breaking bug an hour in - you have to exit the same menu twice to exit the game - the rig/animation are really janky, theyre destroying the character design for me, especially since so many of the scenes rely on animations to explain what is going on. it's bad enough to be on par with early 2000s point and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The writing of the story is really bad. I also didn't see any difference between choosing different dialogue options. Maybe some variability appears later in the game, but so far it looked too linear.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I saw 16 new movies at #FantasticFest. Here are the ones that are a B- or better: River When Evil Lurks Sleep The Altman Method The Last Stop in Yuma County VHS85 The Other Laurens The Sacrifice Game # Manhole
neutral · AI labelView post →I enjoyed this story. Not that hooked up but good enough to keep me interested. It has flaws, but the idea and the ethical questions were put straight. Last Stop involves 3 protagonists, 3 standalone and mostly unrelated stories that only mixes at the end. All has bizarre things happen around them, the most interesting one goes to John and Jack, who swapped bodies under a curse. It is a big topic, if you can be 20 years younger and healthy again and with your caring family, do you swap back…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Some kind of generic, Doesn't worth any money but franky good visuals! Keep it up!
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not a very complicated game, so if you want some challange, the review is not for you - the game more about the story. And speaking of it I only give it thumbs up because of being indie - I can understand constraints of remaking something or being unable to hire more people/consultants for writing - should've it been the big(er) publisher I'd be less lenient. The story is nice, though no "a-ha!" moments. The voice acting is the strongest feature of the game - praise to actors. Don't get me…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Just finished the game Last Stop I bloody loved it! If you like any Telltale or Life is Strange type games, you will enjoy this. Trust me on this! I just wish it was a bit longer....took just over 7hrs for me to complete, maybe less as 45mins I left it idle whilst watching Desperate Housewives xD
positive · AI labelView post →Pros: -Great storytelling wow -Easter eggs Cons: -Choice don't matter except the only choice made is for character's ending scene -A lot of walking. -Developer trying to copy Life is strange's vibe by doing a lot of walking until it become redundant -Graphic is worse than telltale
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A brilliant narrative experience. This is the type of "game" and / or fictional work that certain people will absolutely love, whereas others will find it hard to enjoy. It's a cross between an animated tv-show and a video game. The interaction is limited, and serves more as a mechanic to move the story along rather than being the focus itself. If you're the kind of person who find long fight or puzzle-segments to be in the way of storytelling in other games might like this one, because the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a fantastic game which almost feels like a movie; Something akin to Life Is Strange. The graphics/art style is great, the voice acting is amazing, the music helps set the mood, and the writing is superb. John's story had me cracking up multiple times. I love the three stories design, how they sort of intermingle, and how you can see characters from one story in the background of another character's story. The story is linear so your conversation options don't really have much of an…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game has no gameplay, bad drawing and has a strong odour of interracial marriage propaganda.
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